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Campus Community Invited to Faculty Convocation

September 15, 2016

The campus community is cordially invited to the Twelfth Annual Faculty Convocation on Friday, Sept. 30 at 11 a.m. in Bowker Auditorium, Stockbridge Hall.

During the ceremony, Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy will present his keynote address to faculty and staff, new and recently tenured faculty will be recognized, and eight nationally acclaimed faculty members will be presented with the Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity.

The eight are:

Joseph C. Bardin, electrical and computer engineering

Jeffrey D. Blaustein, psychological and brain sciences

Nicholas K. Bromell, English

Donal Carbaugh, communication

Nilanjana Dasgupta, psychological and brain sciences

John Klier, chemical engineering

Andrea R. Nahmod, mathematics and statistics

Jean E. Swinney, nursing

The campus community is welcome to join Chancellor Subbaswamy and the honorees for a luncheon reception in the Student Union Ballroom immediately following the ceremony.

All participating faculty and librarians are asked to wear academic regalia during convocation, which will begin with an academic processional from Cape Cod Lounge to Stockbridge Hall.

Faculty and librarians may order regalia free of charge by visiting the convocation website, http://www.umass.edu/convocation. The deadline for ordering regalia has been extended to Monday, Sept. 19. Additional information about the processional will be sent to faculty via email and will be listed on the convocation website.

RSVP by phone (413/577-1101) or email (events@umass.edu) to say if you plan to attend the ceremony, participate in the academic processional or join the luncheon reception.